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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter VI, "The Robinson Affair".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Therese try to make Karl promise her?
(a) That he will ask the head waiter about a promotion.
(b) That he will study harder for the business correspondence course.
(c) That he will not speak to Delamarche again.
(d) That he will not leave the Occidental without her.

2. Who is the author of Amerika?
(a) Franz Kafka.
(b) Hermann Hesse.
(c) Günter Grass.
(d) Thomas Mann.

3. Which detail most clearly supports the idea that the stoker is nervous about going to the office?
(a) His remarks to Line in the kitchen.
(b) The picture he takes from the wall and puts in his pocket.
(c) The way he grabs Karl's hand to pull him out the door.
(d) His attempt to kick the rat in the corridor.

4. What is the primary focus of the text's description of the scenery that Karl and his companions first travel through during their walk?
(a) Angry, impatient people.
(b) Color, smells, and sound.
(c) Vehicles in motion.
(d) Poverty and pollution.

5. What comic detail is offered about the head porter's appearance?
(a) His beard is so shiny with wax that it looks as if it is soaking wet.
(b) His ears stick out from the sides of his heads like teacup handles.
(c) His clothing is so richly decorated that it makes it hard for him to move.
(d) His uniform hat is so tall that it is continually toppling from his head.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Karl almost fall from a window at the Pollunder house?

2. What instrument does Karl play?

3. Which is the most accurate description of the stoker's room?

4. How long is Karl at the Occidental Hotel before he hears that Delamarche has been asking about him?

5. What has the servant woman named the child that she alleges Karl fathered?

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